Outstanding for it's year

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2003)

What has to be remembered about this movie, is that it was made less than 20 years after the event it was depicting. With a major cast of first class actors, making what is essentially a propoganda movie, it tells the story of one of the greatest battles ever fought. The liberation of western europe from the German occupation. Directed from every-ones point of view, it let's us into the personal lives of each of the main characters, what their motivations are, what they are feeling. The invasion, much copied, and sometimes bettered(Saving private Ryan),is awesome for it's time, it really gives the viewer a taste of what an assault of this magnitude feels like. Watch it, it is one of THE classic war movies.